Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 5 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in Indore starts in april.” (a) in (b) april (c) fair (d) big
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Aarav baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Aarav baked Aarav's cake. Aarav shared it.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Aisha and nisha will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) come (b) nisha (c) house (d) will
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “manav and omkar will come to my house on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) noisy
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Dev calling?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “The” (c) after “we” (d) after “went”
13. 13.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Kunal cricket in the park. (b) Kunal plays in the park cricket. (c) Kunal plays cricket in the park. (d) Kunal cricket plays in the park.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tasty samosa! (b) Please pass the salt. (c) Omkar eats a banana after school. (d) How is Isha travelling to school?
17. 17.Meera wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) square
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “it” (b) after “turned” (c) after “sky” (d) after “dark”
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “train” (c) after “people” (d) after “arrived”
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “baby” (d) after “we”
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
22. 22.Maria wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha cooks for lunch rice. (b) Isha rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Isha rice for lunch. (d) Isha cooks rice for lunch.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) prickly (d) bright
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) noisy
28. 28.These words are mixed up: bed / warm / milk / before / Isha / drinks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed. (b) Isha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Isha drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Isha warm milk drinks before bed.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Put out the fire. (c) The school bell. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Sneha fixed Sneha's toy car. Sneha played with it. (c) Sneha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is why crying? (b) Why Rahul is crying? (c) Why is Rahul crying? (d) Is why Rahul crying?
32. 32.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Priya drew a tall house. (b) Priya drew a house. (c) Priya drew a tall green house. (d) Priya drew a green house.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) rough
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) for (b) aunt (c) my (d) made
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) eid (b) on (c) our (d) cousins
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash and tara will come to my house on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Aisha the car on Sundays. (c) Aisha washes on Sundays the car. (d) Aisha washes the car on Sundays.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya visits the library on Fridays.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya met Tenzin at the station in chennai.” (a) station (b) the (c) met (d) chennai

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